TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – For the second-straight season, long snapper Joshua Appel has been voted a First-Team All-American by STATS FCS.
 
Appel, a senior finance major from Normal, Ill., is widely regarded as one of the finest long snappers in the nation regardless of division – as evidenced by his success at the nationally regarded Chris Rubio long snapping camp held each summer. Appel is a two-time defending champion of the Rubio camp, which features the top Division I long snappers in the nation.
 
Appel played and started in all 48 games of his Indiana State career as the Sycamores' long snapper without a single botched snap. Appel was also named a First-Team All-American by STATS and HERO Sports for the 2015 season, and has been a two-time Preseason All-American in 2015 (Second-Team) and 2016 (First-Team). In his career, Appel has also been named a two-time First-Team All-MVFC honoree and a two-time MVFC All-Academic Team member.
 
Appel is Indiana State Football's 62nd All-American honoree, the 22nd Sycamore to earn any variation of the First-Team honor. Indiana State has now earned First-Team honors in three straight seasons (LB Connor Underwood was a First-Team honoree in 2014), marking the first three-year run since 1993-95 (G Shawn Moore, 1993; DT Dan Brandenburg, 1994-95).
 
A total of 15 MVFC student-athletes were named to the All-America team, with seven total First-Teamers including Appel.
 
Indiana State All-Americans
1967 – DE Jeff Keller, 1st Team (AFCA)
1972 – G Bobby Poss, 2nd Team (AP)
1975 – T Chris Hicks, 1st Team (AFCA)
1976 – RB Vincent Allen, 1st Team (AFCA)
1983 – DE Ed Martin, 1st Team (AFCA)
1984 – DB Wayne Davis, 1st Team (AFCA)
1985 – DB Vencie Glenn, 1st Team (AFCA)
1986 – T Mike Simmonds, 1st Team (AFCA)
1990 – RB Derrick Franklin, 3rd Team (AP)
1990 – WR Charles Swann, 3rd Team (AP)
1991 – RB Derrick Franklin, 1st Team (WC), 2nd Team (AP), 2nd Team (DHFG)
1991 – WR Charles Swann, Honorable Mention (TSN), Honorable Mention (DHFG)
1992 – RB David Wright, 2nd Team (AP)
1993 – G Shawn Moore, 1st Team (AFCA), 3rd Team (AP)
1994 – DT Dan Brandenburg, 1st Team (AFCA),2nd Team (AP), 2nd Team (DHFG)
1995 – DT Dan Brandenburg, 1st Team (TSN), 3rd Team (AP), Honorable Mention (DHFG)
1995 – K Tom Allison, 1st Team (DHFG)
1995 – LB Chris Libaire, 2nd Team (DHFG)
1996 – LB Richard Moss, 3rd Team (AP), Honorable Mention (DHFG)
1997 – LB Kyle Bibbs, 3rd Team (DHFG)
1997 – S Robert High, 3rd Team (TSN), 3rd Team (DHFG)
1997 – DT Shannon Jackson, 3rd Team (DHFG)
1997 – LB Joe Dunn, Honorable Mention (DHFG)
1998 – DE Troy Lefevra, 1st Team (DHFG)
1998 – DB/RS DeJaun Alfonzo, Honorable Mention (DHFG)
1999 – DB/RS DeJaun Alfonzo, 1st Team (AFCA), 1st Team (TSN), 3rd Team (AP)
1999 – DE Shannon Jackson, 3rd Team (TSN)
2001 – DL Richard Harris, Honorable Mention (DHFG)
2001 – DB Terrance Miles, Honorable Mention (DHFG)
2001 – QB Julian Reese, Honorable Mention (DHFG)
2002 – LB Dietrich Lapsely, 2nd Team (DHFG)
2002 – KR Soso Dede, 3rd Team (DHFG)
2002 – DL Richard Harris, 3rd Team (DHFG)
2003 – DE Kyle Mitchell, 3rd Team (DHFG)
2005 – TE Jamie Petrowski, 3rd Team (AP), 3rd Team (TSN)
2011 – RB Shakir Bell, 1st Team (AP), 1st Team (AFCA), 1st Team (TSN)
2011 – DE Ben Obaseki, 1st Team (AP), 3rd Team (TSN)
2011 – DB Alex Sewall, 2nd Team (TSN)
2012 – RB Shakir Bell, 2nd Team (TSN), 3rd Team (AP)
2012 – DB Johnny Toawlid, 2nd Team (AP), 3rd Team (TSN)
2014 – LB Connor Underwood, 1st Team (TSN), 2nd Team (AP)
2015 – LS Joshua Appel, 1st Team (STATS)
2016 – LS Joshua Appel, 1st Team (STATS)
 
Abbreviations
AFCA – American Football Coaches Association
AP – Associated Press
DHFG – Don Hansen's Football Gazette
STATS – STATS FCS
TSN – The Sports Network
WC – Walter Camp
 
2016 STATS FCS ALL-AMERICA TEAM
 
FIRST TEAM – OFFENSE
*-To be determined by STATS FCS Walter Payton Award results
*QB - Jeremiah Briscoe, junior, 6-3, 220, Sam Houston State, or Gage Gubrud, sophomore, 6-2, 195, Eastern Washington
RB - Tarik Cohen, senior, 5-6, 173, North Carolina A&T
RB - Chase Edmonds, junior, 5-9, 196, Fordham
FB - Joe Protheroe, junior, 6-0, 225, Cal Poly
WR - Karel Hamilton, senior, 6-1, 202, Samford
WR - Cooper Kupp, senior, 6-2, 215, Eastern Washington
TE - Dallas Goedert, junior, 6-5, 250, South Dakota State
OL - Julie'n Davenport, senior, 6-7, 315, Bucknell
OL - Casey Dunn, senior, 6-3, 290, Jacksonville State
OL - Zack Johnson, senior, 6-4, 329, North Dakota State
OL - Mitch Kirsch, senior, 6-6, 290, James Madison
OL - Brandon Parker, junior, 6-7, 299, North Carolina A&T
 
FIRST TEAM – DEFENSE
DL - Keionta Davis, senior, 6-4, 270, Chattanooga
DL - P.J. Hall, junior, 6-1, 280, Sam Houston State
DL - Tanoh Kpassagnon, senior, 6-7, 275, Villanova
DL - Karter Schult, senior, 6-2, 265, Northern Iowa
LB - Dylan Cole, senior, 6-1, 240, Missouri State
LB - Folarin Orimolade, senior, 5-11, 240, Dartmouth
LB - Christian Kuntz, senior, 6-1, 220, Duquesne
LB - Brett Taylor, junior, 6-2, 230, Western Illinois
DB - Dee Delaney, junior, 6-1, 193, The Citadel
DB - Lorenzo Jerome, senior, 6-0, 195, Saint Francis
DB - Donald Payne, senior, 6-1, 219, Stetson
DB - Cole Reyes, junior, 6-2, 215, North Dakota
 
FIRST TEAM – SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - David Marvin, junior, 6-2, 210, Wofford
P - Miles Bergner, senior, 6-0, 225, South Dakota
LS - Joshua Appel, senior, 6-2, 250, Indiana State
KR - Darius Hammond, senior, 5-10, 192, Charleston Southern
PR - Rashard Davis, senior, 5-9, 175, James Madison
AP - John Lovett, junior, 6-3, 225, Princeton
 
SECOND TEAM – OFFENSE
*QB - Jeremiah Briscoe, junior, 6-3, 220, Sam Houston State, or Gage Gubrud, sophomore, 6-2, 195, Eastern Washington
RB - Khalid Abdullah, senior, 5-10, 220 James Madison
RB - De'Angelo Henderson, senior, 5-8, 205, Coastal Carolina
FB - Lorenzo Long, senior, 5-9, 205, Wofford
WR - Brian Brown, senior, 6-2, 205, Richmond
WR - Justin Watson, junior, 6-3, 210, Penn
WR - Jake Wieneke, junior, 6-4, 215, South Dakota State
TE - Eric Saubert, senior, 6-5, 251, Drake
OL - Erik Austell, senior, 6-4, 285, Charleston Southern
OL - Jessamen Dunker, senior, 6-5, 290, Tennessee State
OL - J.P. Flynn, senior, 6-5, 320, Montana State
OL - Corey Levin, senior, 6-5, 305, Chattanooga
OL - Timon Parris, junior, 6-5, 310, Stony Brook
OL - Isaiah Pinson, junior, 6-3, 267, The Citadel
 
SECOND TEAM – DEFENSE
DL - Pat Afriyie, junior, 6-2, 235, Colgate
DL - Winston Craig, senior, 6-4, 290, Richmond
DL - Anthony Ellis, junior, 6-1, 245, Charleston Southern
DL - Darius Jackson, junior, 6-3, 237, Jacksonville State
DL - Derek Rivers, senior, 6-5, 250, Youngstown State
LB - Austin Calitro, senior, 6-0, 245, Villanova
LB - Chad Geter, senior, 6-2, 253, Gardner-Webb
LB - Darius Leonard, junior, 6-3, 220, South Carolina State
LB - Alex Searce, senior, 6-3, 220, Coastal Carolina
DB - Mike Basile, junior, 6-1, 200, Monmouth
DB - Casey DeAndrade, senior, 5-11, 212, New Hampshire
DB - Tre Dempsey, junior, 5-10, 179, North Dakota State
DB - Brendan Langley, senior, 6-2, 193, Lamar
DB - Ezra Robinson, senior, 6-1, 180, Tennessee State
 
SECOND TEAM – SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Griffin Trau, sophomore, 5-8, 180, Richmond
P - Tate Lewis, senior, 6-6, 230, Weber State
LS - James Fisher, junior, 6-2, 216, North Dakota State
KR - John Santiago, sophomore, 5-9, 180, North Dakota
PR - Khalid Thomas, senior, 5-10, 175, Alabama State
AP - Detrez Newsome, junior, 5-10, 210, Western Carolina
 
THIRD TEAM – OFFENSE
QB - Taryn Christion, sophomore, 6-2, 215, South Dakota State
QB - Devlin Hodges, sophomore, 6-1, 213, Samford
RB - Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, sophomore, 5-9, 199, Albany
RB - Lenard Tillery, senior, 5-10, 200, Southern
FB - Chase Morlock, senior, 6-0, 233, North Dakota State
FB - Tyler Renew, senior, 5-11, 217, The Citadel
WR - Lance Lenoir, senior, 6-0, 210, Western Illinois
WR - Kamron Lewis, sophomore, 6-4, 195, Saint Francis
WR - Troy Pelletier, junior, 6-3, 205, Lehigh
TE - Andrew Vollert, junior, 6-5, 245, Weber State
OL - Bridge Blount, senior, 5-10, 295, Sam Houston State
OL - Matt Fisher, senior, 6-5, 280, Cal Poly
OL - Ben Huss, junior, 6-2, 307 Duquesne
OL - Voghens Larrieux, senior, 6-5, 290, Coastal Carolina
OL - Jerry Ugokwe, senior, 6-8, 305, William & Mary
OL - Anton Wahrby, senior, 6-5, 300, Wofford
 
THIRD TEAM – DEFENSE
DL - Siupeli Anau, senior, 6-3, 250, Northern Arizona
DL - Samson Ebukam, senior, 6-3, 240, Eastern Washington
DL - Kurt Holuba, junior, 6-4, 270, Princeton
DL - Javancy Jones, senior, 6-2, 245, Jackson State
DL - Patrick Ricard, senior, 6-3, 285, Maine
LB - Darien Anderson, senior, 6-1, 240, Alcorn State
LB - Solomon Brown, sophomore, 6-1, 220, Charleston Southern
LB - Garrett Dolan, junior, 6-2, 240, Houston Baptist
LB - Nakevion Leslie, senior, 5-11, 225, Chattanooga
DB - LeRoy Alexander, senior, 6-0, 195, Youngstown State
DB - Marlon Bridges, freshman, 6-1, 210, Jacksonville State
DB - Taylor Reynolds, senior, 6-0, 195, James Madison
DB - Tyler Williams, senior, 6-1, 194, Central Arkansas
 
THIRD TEAM – SPECIAL TEAMS
PK - Lane Clark, junior, 5-11, 170, Tennessee State
PK - Eric Medina, junior, 5-11, 195, Texas Southern
P - Jake Ryder, senior, 6-0, 180, Towson
LS - Hunter Winstead, junior, 6-0, 240, Liberty
KR - Shane Simpson, freshman, 5-9, 185, Towson
PR - Jake Wieczorek, senior, 6-0, 195, Holy Cross
AP - Jonah Hodges, senior, 5-10, 194, San Diego
 
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